Not sure whose quote this is, but I heard it this weekend and it bears repeating.

"No man is so bad that he cannot serve as a bad example."

"Love, as much as you can, silently to stand with Mary at the feet of Christ our Lord and to listen to what He has to say to your soul. Beware, lest your enemies, the greatest of whom is you yourself, hinder this holy standing in silence before the Lord. When you seek God with your mind, to come to rest in God, do not assign to Him any place or ( Read more... )

"Verily, He who beautifieth the flowers of the field commandeth that no one take heed for his dress." -- from the 4th Antiphon, tone 8, Octoechos.

Theophilus of holy memory, bishop of Alexandria, journeyed to Scetis and the brethren coming together said to abba Pambo, "Say a word or two to the bishop, that his soul may be edified in this place." The old man replied, "If he is not edified by my silence, there is no hope that he will be edified by my words." -- From the Sayings of the Desert